BILL NUMBER: ACR 110	CHAPTERED  07/12/00

	RESOLUTION CHAPTER   93
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE   JULY 12, 2000
	ADOPTED IN SENATE   JULY 6, 2000
	ADOPTED IN ASSEMBLY   APRIL 24, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   MARCH 20, 2000
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY   FEBRUARY 7, 2000

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Members Leonard and Longville

                        JANUARY 11, 2000

   Assembly Concurrent Resolution No. 110--Relative to the CHP
Officer Reuben F. Rios, Sr., Memorial Freeway.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 110, Leonard.  CHP Officer Reuben F. Rios, Sr., Memorial
Freeway.
   This measure would designate a prescribed segment of the
northbound and southbound portions of Interstate Highway Route 15 as
the "CHP Officer Reuben F. Rios, Sr., Memorial Freeway." The measure
would request the Department of Transportation to determine the cost
of appropriate plaques and markers designating that specified portion
of Interstate Highway Route 15 and, upon receiving donations from
nonstate sources covering that cost, to erect appropriate plaques and
markers.




   WHEREAS, California Highway Patrol Officer Reuben F. Rios, Sr.,
made the ultimate sacrifice while protecting and serving the people
of California on October 26, 1996; and
   WHEREAS, While Officer Rios was directing traffic departing the
Blockbuster Pavillion, a concert venue in Glen Helen by Interstate
Highway Route 15, an intoxicated motorist accelerated for a lane
change and struck Officer Rios; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Rios was thrown onto the hood of the vehicle,
then into the windshield, and fell to the pavement with major head
trauma and internal injuries; and
   WHEREAS, Fellow officers immediately rushed to Officer Rios' aid
and he was transported by ambulance to the hospital, but was
pronounced dead upon his arrival; and
   WHEREAS, The person responsible for Officer Rios' death, was
arrested, sentenced, and convicted of vehicular manslaughter with
gross negligence supported by previous drunk driving convictions; and

   WHEREAS, Officer Rios was born and raised in San Bernardino
County, California, on December 7, 1942; graduated from San
Bernardino High School in 1961; served in the United States Army from
1964 to 1966; and married his wife, Irene, in 1970; and
   WHEREAS, Reuben F. Rios, Sr., at the age of 31 years, entered the
California Highway Patrol Academy in 1974, and after graduation was
assigned to the San Bernardino Area command, where he served his
entire career; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Reuben F. Rios, Sr., after 22 years of service to
the San Bernardino area, had been named Officer of the Year in 1996,
and honored by the Latino Peace Officers Association, the San
Bernardino Chamber of Commerce, the VFW, and others; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Rios was active in his community, including
outstanding service as a member of MADD (Mothers Against Drunk
Drivers), and the Bloomington Lions Club; and
   WHEREAS, Officer Rios leaves behind his wife of 26 years; a
daughter, Gina; a son, Reuben, Jr. (who graduated from the CHP
Academy in April 1998, and is currently assigned to the Baldwin Park
area); three grandchildren; a brother, Richard; and a sister, Stella;
and
   WHEREAS, Officer Rios was known for his dedication to the citizens
of the State of California and to the Department of the California
Highway Patrol; and
   WHEREAS, It is appropriate that the northbound and southbound
portions of Interstate Highway Route 15, between Kenwood Avenue and
Sierra Avenue, in the County of San Bernardino, be dedicated to the
memory of this fine officer who made the ultimate sacrifice in his
service to the people of the State of California; now, therefore, be
it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Legislature hereby dedicates the
northbound and southbound portions of Interstate Highway Route 15,
between Kenwood Avenue and Sierra Avenue, San Bernardino County,
California to the memory of California Highway Patrol Officer Reuben
F. Rios, Sr.; and be it further
   Resolved, That that portion of Interstate Highway Route 15 be
officially designated the "CHP Officer Reuben F. Rios, Sr., Memorial
Freeway"; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Department of Transportation is requested to
determine the cost of appropriate plaques and markers, consistent
with the signing requirements for the state highway system, showing
this special designation, and upon receiving donations from nonstate
sources sufficient to cover that cost, to erect those plaques and
markers; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the Department of Transportation and to the author
for appropriate distribution.
